Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Chelsea (1982-83 Second Division)

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Bolton vs Chelsea
0Scoreline	Bolton 0-1 Chelsea
0Date	7 May 1983
0Competition	Second Division
0Referee	Terry Holbrook
0Stadium	Burnden Park
0Attendance	8,687

Bolton Wanderers vs Chelsea was a Second Division match which took place on 7 May 1983. Winless in nine matches, Chelsea were plummeting towards relegation to the Third Division and with it possible extinction. They went into the match against fellow strugglers Bolton lying in 19th place. As the game was petering out into a 0-0 draw, Clive Walker received the ball just outside the penalty area and lashed a shot into the top corner to secure one of the most important wins in Chelsea's history.

Division 2 table prior to the match

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
16	Bolton Wanderers	40	11	11	18	41	56	-15	44
17	Middlesbrough	39	10	14	15	44	66	-22	44
18	Charlton Athletic	40	12	8	20	59	85	-26	44
19	Chelsea	40	10	13	17	50	61	-11	43
20	Crystal Palace	38	10	12	16	37	47	-10	42
21	Rotherham United	40	9	14	17	40	65	-25	41
22	Burnley	37	10	6	21	51	62	-11	36

Match Details

7 May 1983	Bolton Wanderers	0 - 1	Chelsea	Venue: Burnden Park Attendance: 8,687 Referee: Terry Holbrook
			Walker

BOLTON WANDERERS: 1 Jim McDonagh 2 Steve Whitworth 3 Ray Deakin 4 Stuart Gray 5 Gerry McElhinney 6 Mike Doyle 7 Warren Joyce 8 Simon Rudge 9 Ian Moores 10 David Hoggan 11 Brian Borrows Substitutes: 12 Jeff Chandler Manager: John McGovern

CHELSEA: 1 Steve Francis 2 Joey Jones 3 Chris Hutchings 4 Gary Chivers 5 Micky Droy 6 Colin Pates 7 Mike Fillery 8 John Bumstead 9 Colin Lee 10 Paul Canoville 11 Clive Walker Substitutes: 12 Manager: John Neal

External links

• Bolton fans' memories of the match (www.wanderersways.com)